Why I chose to start this journal

My name is Bogdan Irina, I was born in 1975 and together with my wife we have three wonderful children. Family is the greatest achievement of my life and the point of balance in everything I do.

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What defines me professionally?

First of all, my over 25 years at Bitdefender.

I was part of the team that started with an idea and contributed, alongside exceptional colleagues, to its transformation into a global technology brand.

Over time, I coordinated key business areas and led the company's operations globally for many years, developing marketing, sales and product teams in key markets such as the USA, Western Europe and, of course, Romania.

Today I am the COO and a member of the executive team, and I currently lead the consumer business unit.

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Between discretion and visibility

Although I have always had an active role in building and leading a global brand, I have preferred to remain discreet and let the results speak for themselves. I have never given interviews and have avoided public exposure.

Today, however, I feel the need to tell the story directly, in my own voice.

Not for personal visibility, but because I am starting an entrepreneurial journey where transparency and authenticity matter.

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The birth of a new project

In parallel with my role at Bitdefender, I chose to personally invest in a project in a completely different area: hospitality.

This is how IL TACCHINO was born, a soul project that combines my passion for building a business with the pleasure of exploring tastes and culinary experiences.

Other projects are on my radar for the future and might become reality in the next years.

For me, the two paths are not in competition, but complementary – in one I lead, alongside an extraordinary team, operations worth hundreds of millions of euros and coordinate hundreds of people, in a company that has become one of the most well-known and used Romanian brands in the world; the other gives me the freedom to start from scratch and build, step by step, a new concept.

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Responsibility and future

I am grateful for the chance to have gained experience and resources during all these years of work.

That's precisely why I feel the responsibility to build something relevant in Romania, that will matter, over time, and globally.

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Why am I writing?

For me, writing is a form of clarity.

I don't intend to give lessons. They are just my stories, and if someone sees them as a drop of inspiration or as a source of knowledge and information, then this diary has achieved its purpose.